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Mountain View

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185328
MRDS ID A012288
MAS/MILS ID 0021200157
Record type Site
Current site name Mountain View
Alternate or previous names Gray Copper Vein
Related records 10001541

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -130.05115, 55.98867 (WGS84)
Elevation 212
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 068 S 099 E 11 SWNESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -130.05115, 55.98867
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Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 50N
    Thickness 75M
    Width 1M
    Length 100M
    Area 75HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N50W
    Total Surface Area (HA) 75
    Date of Last Modification 860926

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1917

Mining district

District name Hyder District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mineral Basin Mining Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Inferred 1,415mt ore
    Demonstrated 8,137mt ore
    Indicated 8,137mt ore
    Total resources 9,552mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.52 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1945
    Silver Ag 69.94 g/mt Silver Trace 1945
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Trace 1945

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0021200157
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012288 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4506 p. 1

  • Deposit

    B722c pp. 138-139

  • Deposit

    B739a p. 21

  • Deposit

    B773d pp. 74, 76-77

  • Deposit

    B783b pp. 41-42, 54-55

  • Deposit

    B792a p. 31

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 317, 324, 330, 358

  • Deposit

    B807 pp. 43, 63-67

  • Deposit

    B813a p. 16

  • Deposit

    B824a p. 17

  • Deposit

    B926C p. 171

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4506

  • Deposit

    IC7379 pp. 42, 68-69

  • Deposit

    RI3944 pp. 1-10

  • Deposit

    RI4174 pp. 4-5, 36, 38, 45-49

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE WILL NOT SEPARATE BY FLOTATION OR GRAVITY USGS CRIB D002768

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1995 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines